BossaNova, in the key of shame

Ash doing "Wild Surf" (live, circa 1999)

2009-11-18T20:44:56Z

Is there a term for the things that suddenly turn up on the internet that have likely been around for a while and you just weren't paying enough attention? There probably is. It's probably a term that people on the internet are using that has be...

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Paradiddles

2009-10-23T08:05:13Z

Last night, I was at the dinner table with Mitsuki, going over some math problems. There’s a focus on mathematics in the First Grade, we discovered. To support this, we’re been giving her extra math problems after she completes her homework. We ma...

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Chris Isaak's "We've Got Tomorrow"

2009-08-14T19:46:09Z

I was listening to KFOG's "New Music Thursday" last night, and at a crucial moment in the evening, Chris Isaak's "We've Got Tomorrow" popped on. Isaak, who is a local boy and a longtime favorite of mine - long before Helena Christensen and his su...

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Top Five Songs I Can't Live Without (A Facebook Post)

2009-03-26T07:01:09Z

// EDIT #2: The website Seeqpod has closed down. So, there goes my playlists, as well as access to many of the songs I picked. :-( But my Dropbox still works. // Doug, 16-JUL-2009 13:47 PST // EDIT: I noticed the Dropbox links weren't working w...

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Mr. Children's “ムービー” (“Road Movie”)

2009-03-01T15:35:13Z

After renting Mr. Children's Q album from the public library, I find myself addicted to a batch of songs (tracks 9-11), including this one. This is yet another example of me having yawned through several (hundred) appearances of this band on Jap...

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Corporate Culture

2009-01-30T19:06:10Z

Motivational speaker is a title with bad connotations. That is, until you hear someone speak who moves you. And by move, I mean you palpably feel the center of your self, sitting inside your body, being pushed off its chair. And you are left empty...

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Rewriting the business plan for America

2009-01-08T19:00:08Z

Presidents-elect typically stick to naming administration appointments and otherwise staying in the background during the transition period between Election Day and Inauguration Day, but Obama has clearly made the calculation that a nation anxiou...

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RIAA to Stop Suing Music Fans, Cut Them Off Instead (Wired.com)

2008-12-19T19:00:54Z

RIAA to Stop Suing Music Fans, Cut Them Off Instead from Wired.com By Eliot Van Buskirk | December 19, 2008 | 10:26:17 AM | Categories: Music "After suing more than 35,000 people for illegally sharing music since 2003, the RIAA has reached agr...

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Whew!

2008-11-05T05:41:57Z

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Election Day Jitters: Don't Steal My Vote

2008-11-04T07:21:10Z

In just a couple of hours, the polls will open on the East Coast. Many have already voted. But tomorrow is the official day, one with the big turnout - record-setting and historic - with the winner decided by nighttime. Hopefully. We've heard the ...

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